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You Can’t Win · Character
Captain Murphy
A police captain in the narrator's city.
minor
Also known as Murphy
First appearance: i
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- Other
Character groups
- Authority and underworld power
- Historical outlaws and reformers
- Travel and criminal acquaintances
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s carefully constructed facade of helpless invalidism is shattered…
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